Lincoln still plans to “continue to work with Rivian on an alternative vehicle based on Rivian’s skateboard platform.” Yes, that’s a tad confusing and muddies the waters a bit.

A Rivian spokesperson affirmed both companies’ commitments to work together and told Roadshow there will still be a jointly developed vehicle — it just won’t be the same one. We never received any concrete evidence to suggest what kind of vehicle this now-canceled project was, but it’s safe to say it was some sort of utility vehicle.

We can only assume the two companies will pivot to create a different kind of EV. Neither Lincoln nor Rivian commented on potential future vehicles.

While Lincoln and Rivian sort a new EV out, Ford luxury division did confirm the brand has its own EV in development. Details are inexistent, but this one will ride on a Ford platform and still embody Lincoln’s DNA.